Malaysia: Zeti spearheads Islamic finance initiatives

Ask Zeti Akhtar Aziz, governor of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), the central bank, what her hobby is and the chances that she will say “central banking” are very high. For sheer commitment and articulacy, she is well above her global peers and commands a respect and seniority not seen enough in a sector still dominated by middle class men.
As such one could understand why the Malaysian and global Islamic finance industry in particular are rejoicing the extension last week of Zeti’s term as governor of Bank Negara Malaysia for another five years effective from May 1 by Malaysian Prime Minister Mohd Najib Abdul Razak, who is also the finance minister……………………………………….Full Article: Source